Totally uncalled for. Please do not drag this thread down.
To: april15Bendovr
A few opinions shared by the troops both going over and coming home.
* I have asked my Mom not to watch any news while I am gone; Moms worry enough without having to listen to that garbage.
* I try to avoid reporters. If you don't talk to them they can't twist your words.
* They only use the quotes from someone having a bad day or the one guy with a bad attitude.
* We can be at a scene and return to base only to hear CNN multiply the numbers of injured in initial reports.
* I worry just as much about my family hearing only media spin as I do my own safety while I'm downrange.
* What? A reporter here? I need to go outside for a smoke.
* They are as much fun as the wacky professors on campus.
10 posted on 12/04/2005 7:48:59 PM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
I can believe it. All three of my sons have had to deal some being embedded. They tried their best not to talk to them. The comments I posted are just a small sample. You can't put into words to look of disgust on their face when they talk about reporters. 18 posted on 12/04/2005 8:02:30 PM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
It's really an odd situation. When they find out that I have sons serving we usually trade stories about dealing with the media down range and on the home front. A lot of them have asked how hard it has been dealing with stories about Cindy Sheehan during the last few months. A lot have asked how bad listening to the news really upset us. It seems as if they are getting a pulse on family responses before they spend time with their own families when they get home.
I have openly asked them how the media seeks out a negative response from a Marine, or Soldier. I have also asked them if they felt more at risk with a reporter near them. The answers to those questions are just what you would expect. The media looks for troops having a bad day and they feel more at risk with a reporter near them.
31 posted on 12/04/2005 8:39:27 PM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.)
Now here is a great Mom